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President Biden approves Mississippi disaster relief as tornado death toll rises

President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Mississippi, in the aftermath of the deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta late Friday, leaving the region  — one of the poorest in the country — devastated. At least 25 people were killed in Mississippi, and one man died in Alabama.

Early Sunday, Biden ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts, the White House said in a statement.  As recovery efforts continued, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center warned that severe thunderstorms would bring “the possibility of a couple of strong tornadoes” across the central Gulf states on Sunday. As a result, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency tweeted that residents should “have a plan” and “know their safe place.”

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency and vowed to help rebuild the region, with more than half a dozen shelters opened in the state to house those displaced. According to early data tweeted from National Weather Service office in Jackson, Friday’s tornado received a preliminary EF-4 rating. An EF-4 tornado has top wind gusts between 166 mph and 200 mph, according to the service.

Lance Perrilloux, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s office in Jackson, told the Associated Press that preliminary information based on estimates from storm reports and radar data indicate the tornado was on the ground for more than an hour and traversed at least 170 miles. He added that preliminary findings showed the tornado began its path of destruction just southwest of Rolling Fork before continuing northeast toward the rural communities of Midnight and Silver City, and onward toward Tchula, Black Hawk and Winona.

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Mavericks’ Luka Dončić facing one-game suspension after 16th technical foul

Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić is facing a one-game suspension after being called for his 16th technical foul of the season during Sunday’s loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Dončić was called for a technical with 7:51 remaining in the third quarter for arguing a no-call after missing a shot on a drive to the basket.

Players automatically get a one-game suspension after 16 technical fouls each season, and for every two technicals thereafter. Dončić will serve the suspension Monday night when the Mavs face the Indiana Pacers on the road, unless the league office rescinds the technical. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said he didn’t think the technical was warranted and that it should be rescinded.  Dončić narrowly avoided a suspension the prior two years, finishing each of those seasons with 15 technical fouls. He had a technical rescinded before last year’s regular-season finale.

After the game, crew chief Kevin Scott said that Dončić used “a profanity directed at the officials in protest to a no-call that was correctly judged in postgame video review.”  Sunday’s technical foul comes two days after Dončić was fined by the league for rubbing his fingers together (in an apparent reference to money) while staring down a ref during last week’s loss to the Warriors.

Dallas fell to 36-39 after the loss Sunday – their second straight defeat against the Hornets. Kidd said: “It’s unfortunate that we let these two games go, and we have to figure out a way to stop the bleeding.”

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LeBron James returns after 13-game absence in Lakers loss to Bulls

LeBron James made his return on Sunday after a foot injury forced him to miss 13 games with the Lakers. Despite his return Los Angeles’ three-game winning streak came to an end with a 118-108 defeat to the Chicago Bulls. James finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes

Less than an hour before tipoff, the Lakers announced that James would be available to play, after testing his foot in pregame warmups. However, James was not part of the Lakers starting lineup instead coming off the bench for just the second time in his NBA career (1,680 games counting the playoffs) and the first time since 2007.

James’ injury occurred on Feb. 26 vs. the Dallas Mavericks, where the Lakers trailed by as many as 27 points in the game. James played through the injury to help the Lakers complete the comeback, finishing with 26 points, eight rebounds and three assists — but had been sidelined ever since.

The Lakers have gone 8-5 without James, rising to No. 8. in the Western Conference standings after Friday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. After the loss to the Bulls, however, L.A. is back under .500 at 37-38, dropping down to No. 9.

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Carly Pearce shares ‘Should’ve Known Better (Live From Music City)’

Carly Pearce is sharing “Should’ve Known Better (Live From Music City),” off her album 29: Written In Stone (Live From Music City). The album marks Pearce’s first live album, closing the chapter on her ’29’ journey.

29: Written In Stone (Live From Music City) is a live retelling of Pearce’s album 29, recorded during an intimate concert event at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. The concert featured appearances from special guests Ashley McBryde, Lee Brice, The Isaacs, Matthew West, and Jenee Fleenor. Previously released tracks from the upcoming album include “What He Didn’t Do (Live From Music City)” and “Never Wanted To Be That Girl (Live From Music City).”

Pearce will perform at this year’s CMT Music Awards, airing Sunday April 2 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ at 8/7c.  Ahead of the show, Pearce will kick off CMT’s all-new series of specials with “CMT Defining: Carly Pearce” airing March 30, where she will give fans a one-of-a-kind look back at her career.  In addition, Pearce is currently on the road as direct support on Blake Shelton’s Back To The Honky Tonk Tour.

Take a listen to ‘Should’ve Known Better (Live From Music City)’ here.
To stream ‘29: Written In Stone (Live From Music City)’, head here.

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Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson and more to perform at ACM Lifting Lives concert

ACM has announced the line-up for its 2023 Lifting Lives Live event, taking place on May 10 at Topgolf in The Colony, Texas.   The concert will feature Morgan Wallen along with Lainey Wilson, Ernest, HARDY and Bailey Zimmerman. General admission tickets are available now via AXS.  

ACM Lifting Lives was created as the charitable partner of the Academy of Country Music, and is designed to utilise the power, strength and popularity of the country music industry as a means of aiding those struggling with health-related issues. The concert portion of the fundraiser will take place after the celebrity Topgolf tournament, with all proceeds from the event going towards the ACM Lifting Lives organization’s philanthropic work.  Said Wallen: “ACM Lifting Lives does great work providing aid in times of need to folks inside and outside of the music industry. My band and I are excited to help them raise funds to continue doing this amazing work.”

ACM Lifting Lives Topgolf Tee-Off and Rock On precedes the 58th ACM Awards, airing live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX Thursday, May 11th at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT, exclusively on Prime Video.

Morgan Wallen headlining ACM Lifting Lives Topgolf fundraiser

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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ leads the weekend box office with $73.5M in domestic earnings

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ took first place at the box office, earning $73.5 million domestically in its opening weekend. The film easily beat ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ now in its second weekend.

In North America, the fourth installment in the John Wick franchise bested the $56.8 million opening of 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum — and marked Lionsgate’s biggest domestic opening of the pandemic era.

Directed by Chad Stahelski, ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’  once again stars Keanu Reeves as the expert assassin nicknamed Baba Yaga.  The cast also features Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Ian McShane and the late Lance Reddick, who died earlier this month. The film is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Stahelski.

‘Scream VI’ took the No. 3 spot, with ‘Creed III’ following at No. 4, and ’65’ rounding out the top five.

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Actor Jonathan Majors arrested in NYC following domestic dispute

Actor Jonathan Majors, who currently stars in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested on Saturday in New York City, accused of a domestic dispute. Majors plays the villain Kang in “Quantumania,” and in “Creed III” he plays Damian “Diamond Dame” Anderson who goes up against Michael B. Jordan’s “Adonis Creed.”

NYPD officers were dispatched to a 911 call from an apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood at 11:14 a.m., where a preliminary investigation determined there had been a “domestic dispute” involving Majors, 33, and a 30-year-old woman, who told officers she had been assaulted. According to TMZlaw enforcement on the scene identified the woman as Majors’ girlfriend, who alleged that the couple got into a dispute in a taxi while returning home from a bar in Brooklyn.  The altercation escalated, with Majors allegedly slapping the victim in the face and placing his hands on her neck to choke her.  The woman was transported to a hospital with minor head and neck injuries in stable condition, and Majors was arrested at the scene.

Majors attorney, Priya Chaudhry, is expecting “all charges will be dropped imminently” in the assault case. Chaudhry maintained in a statement shared on Sunday that the actor is “completely innocent and is probably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows … We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently. This evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode, and most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations … The NYPD is required to make an arrest in these situations, and this is the only reason Mr. Majors was arrested. We expect these charges to be dropped soon.”

A judge released Majors without bail at his Saturday night arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court. Prosecutors charged the actor with misdemeanor assault, aggravated harassment, attempted assault and harassment. Majors is due back in court in May.

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Sting’s ‘Ten Summoner’s Tales’ released in expanded digital edition

The digital expanded edition of Sting’s fourth solo album, Ten Summoner’s Tales was released to mark its 30th anniversary.  The album was first released on March 1, 1993, and is now available digitally in a 27-track edition featuring the original 12-song record and 15 bonus tracks.

Ten Summoner’s Tales, produced by Sting along with his longtime collaborator Hugh Padgham, included many of Sting’s hit singles including “It’s Probably Me,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You,” “Fields of Gold,” and “Shape of My Heart.” Ten Summoner’s Tales in total earned six Grammy nominations and won three. Fields Of Gold was a No. 2 hit on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and won the BMI Pop Song Award in 1994; and If I Ever Lose My Faith In You was a No.1 single in Australia, went Top 10 in many other countries and Top 20 in both the US and UK.  The song won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

To buy or stream the digital Expanded Edition of Ten Summoner’s Tales, head here.

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Tesla adding new run of shows for 2023 Las Vegas residency

Tesla will return to the House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino this fall, for another five night run of shows running September 29th, 30th and October 4th, 6th, and 7th.

Tesla’s first-ever Las Vegas residency began with their first run of shows beginning Wednesday, March 17th running through March 25th, with the band celebrating 36 years of rock ‘n roll.

Tickets for Tesla: The Las Vegas Residency at House of Blues Las Vegas are on sale now at www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas.

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Coi Leray releases David Guetta ‘Players’ remix

Coi Leray links up with Grammy Award-winning David Guetta for a new remix of her chart-topping smash “Players,” marking their first collaboration together.  The Guetta remix also follows the “Players (DJ Smallz 732 Jersey Club Remix)” and “Players (DJ Saige Remix).”

Featuring a sample of “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five, the original version of “Players” made it into the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, and has amassed a staggering six billion streams and counting with 300 million. The latter inspired 2.75 million TikTok creates with 10 billion-plus views. The song also spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Rap Song Sales Chart and three weeks at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales Chart.

Take a listen to the ‘Players (David Guetta Remix)’ – here.

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